Toy



L. MARTOCCl-PISCULLI.

TOY. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 9. 1921- Patented July H, 1922.

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LEON MARTOCCI-PISGULLI, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July it, 1%22.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEON MAR'rocoI-PIs- CULLI, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, county of New York, and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Toy, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a toy, and aims to provide certain new and useful improvements in connection with a device of this character.

It is well appreciated that certain physical phenomena is capable of occurring, which will result in the moving of an inanimate object. The most commonly known device of this character is what is known as the ouija board or planchette Thus it has been determined, regardless of the fact that the operation of these devices seems to be contrary to the laws of nature, that when conditions are favorable, it is frequently possible to charge inaniimate objects with a force which might be termed animal magnetism, for the want of a better term, which results in their moving apparently of their own volition.

It has been found, however, in connection with previous devices of the type named, that the same have been incapable of indicat ing magnetism or physio phenomena, which would be perceptible if their structure were such as to be more delicately attuned.

With this in view,'1 have constructed an article which may be classed as a registering device for the purpose stated, and which shall be extremely responsive, so as to be capable of immediately indicating any tendency of an apparently inanimate object to move of its own volition.

A further object of my invention is the construction of a device of the character stated which shall be extremely simple, so as to be capable of being manufactured at an extremely low figure.

Further objects of my invention will appear in the annexed specification taken in connection with the drawings which latter present one practical embodiment of the same, and in which;

Figure l is a perspective View of my invention, and

Figure 2 is a sectional side view taken through the device as illustrated in Figure 1.

In these views the reference numeral 5 indicates a body of any desirable configuration, which is suspended from a handle 6,

which in the embodiment illustrated, has a bifurcated end portion 7 for a purpose hereinafter more fully specified.

The upper end of the handle terminates in a pair of contact portions each presenting a rounded surface 8, and it will be noted that a magnetic needle 9 is rotatably mounted, preferably upon the body 5, and has its axis of rotation in a plane substantially intermediate the rounded contact portions 8, and it is also to be seen that a dial 1O bearing suitable markings is mounted below the needle 9.

In use, a pair of players place their fingers in such a position that the rounded surfaces 8 rest upon the tips of the same. Subsequent to the body of the device becoming steady, it will be found that upon a question being asked that the apparatus will show tendency to turn, which tendency is quite pronounced. The needle 9 will of course, owing to magnetic influence, remain stationary, and the rotation of the entire apparatus will be continned to a point at which the needle 5) will register with one of the indicating marks upon the dial l0, subsequent to which the rotation will cease.

he answer to the question may be read by reading the indicating mark with which the needle 9 is registering, and it will be noted that an apparatus constructed in ac.- cordance with my invention is far more susceptible to influence than planchettes by virtue of the fact that the rounded surfaces 8 constitute the only friction which must be overcome to permit a rotation of the device, contrary to the convention construction, which necessitates a sliding contact on a flat surface to permit actuation.

Obviously numerous modifications of structure might readily be resorted to with out in the least departing from the spirit of my invention, which I claim asl. A toy, including a body, a dial fixedly secured to said body, a magnetic needle rotatably mounted with respect to said dial, a handle having a bifurcated end, said handle being attached to said body.

2. A toy, including a body, a dial fixedly secured to said body, a magnetic needle rotatably mounted with respect to said dial, a handle having a bifurcated end, said handle being attached to said body, and a head for said handle, said head presenting rounded contact portions.

LEON MARTOCGLPISGULLI. 

